0x80072f8f windows xp error

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Sign in to vote. Hi , I have migrated the windows xp machine to windows 7 using MDT ,after migration tried to activate the Windows 7 and got the error A problem occurred when Windows tried to activate. Tuesday, June 5, AM. Synchronize it and wait for some time before doing the activation. Tuesday, June 5, PM. Did this happen on 1 machine or multiple machines? Could be an issue with proxy though Log in or Sign up.

You are viewing our forum as a guest. For full access please Register. Ok, i've had a problem since windows started their new windows update site. I already downloaded SP2 but i've had this problem before installing. I get the error 0xF8F: Your computer's date and time appear to be out of sync with an update certificate.

Now my computer is on a network that is synchronized to a GPS clock. I'm behind a Sidewinder firewall and a Bluecoat Proxy. I've been through everything in both of those that i thought could be blocking something, but no dice. I searched this site and the internet and found no resolution, not even from the windows help.

Their suggestions didn't help. I'm hoping someone else had this problem and figured it out Thanks ahead of time Pat. Hi i8iridium and welcome. Is this only an issue with Microsoft updates or the Microsoft Update site? Newt ,. Log in or Sign up to hide this advert. It is a problem with the windows update site. I'm pretty well clueless on the whole security certificate thing other than some general knowledge.

Now, the System File Checker will perform a scan and repair the corrupted or damaged system files. Now, you have to click the Check for updates button. InstallLocation AppXManifest.

You have to wait until the process gets done and then try to launch the Windows Store to make sure that the error gets fixed or not. By modifying the internet settings may resolve the error 0xEFF. If the Answer is helpful, please click "Accept Answer" and up vote it. Note: Please follow the steps in our documentation to enable e-mail notifications if you want to receive the related email notification for this thread. See if it works. Does Windows 8. Skip to main content. Find threads, tags, and users This question was closed Oct 07, at AM by KeronPollard for the following reason: Question is answered, right answer was accepted.